SS64 CMD How-to Search
Windows Start ➞ Run commands
Description Run Command
Accessibility Options utilman
or
control [Link]
Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz
Programs and Features [Link]
(Add New Programs) control [Link],,1
(Add Remove Windows Components) control [Link],,2
(Set Program Access & Defaults ) control [Link],,3
Administrative Tools control admintools
Advanced User Accounts Control Panel netplwiz
Authorization Manager [Link]
Automatic Update control [Link]
Backup and Restore Utility sdclt
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt
Calculator calc
Certificate Manager [Link]
Character Map charmap
Check Disk Utility chkdsk
Clear Type (tune or turn off) cttune
Color Management [Link]
Command Prompt cmd
Component Services dcomcnfg
or
[Link]
Computer Management [Link]
or
[Link]
Control Panel control
Credential (passwords) Backup and credwiz
Restore Wizard
Data Execution Prevention systemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention
Date and Time Properties [Link]
Device Manager hdwwiz
or
[Link]
Device Pairing Wizard devicePairingWizard
Digitizer Calibration Tool tabcal
(Tablets/Touch screens)
Direct X Control Panel (if installed) [Link]
Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr
Description Run Command
Disk Defragmenter dfrgui
defrag
Disk Management [Link]
Disk Partition Manager diskpart
Display Color Calibration dccw
Display DPI / Text size dpiscaling
Display Properties (Themes, Desktop, control desktop
Screensaver)
Display Properties (Resolution, [Link]
Orientation)
Display Properties (Color & control color
Appearance)
Documents (open 'My Documents' documents
folder)
Downloads (open 'Downloads' folder) downloads
Driver Verifier Utility verifier
DVD Player dvdplay
Edit Environment Variables [Link] [Link],EditEnvironmentVariables
Encrypting File System Wizard (EFS) rekeywiz
Event Viewer [Link]
File Signature Verification Tool (Device sigverif
drivers)
Files and Settings Transfer Tool %systemroot%\system32\migwiz\[Link]
Firewall Control Panel [Link]
Folders Properties control folders
Fonts list control fonts
Font preview fontview [Link]
Game Controllers [Link]
Local Group Policy Editor [Link]
Internet Properties [Link]
IP Configuration ipconfig
iSCSI Initiator configuration iscsicpl
Keyboard Properties control keyboard
Language Pack Installer lpksetup
Local Security Policy [Link]
Local Users and Groups [Link]
Log out logoff
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal mrt
Tool
Microsoft Management Console mmc
Access (Microsoft Office) msaccess
Excel (Microsoft Office) excel
Powerpoint (Microsoft Office) powerpnt
Word (Microsoft Office) winword
Description Run Command
Microsoft Paint mspaint
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt
Mouse Properties control mouse
or
[Link]
Network Connections control netconnections
or
[Link]
Projector: netproj
Connect to Network Projector
Switch projector display displayswitch
Notepad notepad
ODBC Data Source Admin %systemroot%\system32\[Link]
Default ODBC driver: %systemroot%\sysWOW64\[Link]
32-bit ODBC driver under 64-bit
platform:
ODBC configuration - Install/configure odbcconf
MDAC drivers
On Screen Keyboard osk
OOB Getting Started gettingstarted
Password - Create a Windows "%systemroot%\system32\[Link]"
Password Reset Disk (USB) [Link],PRShowSaveWizardExW
Password - Change Password %systemroot%\[Link] shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-
11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Pen and Touch (Tablet/Pen input [Link]
configuration)
Performance Monitor [Link] ('perfmon /rel' for the Reliability
Monitor)
Phone and Modem Options [Link]
Phone Dialer dialer
Power Configuration [Link] and [Link]
Presentation Settings presentationSettings
Problem Steps Recorder psr
Program Access and Computer computerdefaults
Defaults - browser / email / media
Printers and Faxes control printers
Print Management (.msc) printManagement
Printer Migration (backup/restore) printbrmui and [Link]
Printer user interface (List all [Link] printui
options)
Private Character Editor eudcedit
Regional Settings - Language, [Link]
Date/Time format, keyboard locale.
Registry Editor regedit
Remote Assistance msra
Remote Desktop mstsc
Resource Monitor resmon
Description Run Command
Resultant Set of Policy [Link]
Settings (Windows 10) ms-settings:
Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks
Screenshot Snipping Tool snippingtool
Security Center [Link]
Services [Link]
Shared Folder Wizard shrpubw
Shared Folders [Link]
Shut Down Windows shutdown
Software Licensing/Activation slui
Sounds and Audio [Link]
Sound Recorder soundrecorder
Sound Volume sndvol
Syncronization Tool (Offline files) mobsync
System Configuration Utility msconfig
System File Checker Utility sfc
(Scan/Purge)
System Information msinfo32
System Properties [Link] SystemProperties
or
[Link] DisplaySYSDMCPL
System Properties - Performance systemPropertiesPerformance
System Properties - Hardware systemPropertiesHardware
System Properties - Advanced systemPropertiesAdvanced
System Repair - Create a System recdisc
Repair Disc
System Restore [Link]
Task Manager taskmgr
Task Scheduler [Link]
Telnet Client telnet
Trusted Platform Module Initialization tpmInit
Wizard
control userpasswords2
User Accounts (Autologon)
User Account Control (UAC) Settings userAccountControlSettings
User Profiles - Edit/Change type %systemroot%\System32\[Link]
[Link],EditUserProfiles
Windows Disc Image Burning Tool isoburn C:\movies\[Link]
Windows Explorer [Link]
[Link] . Will open at the current directory
Windows Features optionalfeatures
Windows Firewall [Link]
Windows Firewall with Advanced [Link]
Security
Windows Image Acquisition (scanner) wiaacmgr
Description Run Command
Windows Magnifier magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure [Link]
Windows Memory Diagnostic mdsched
Scheduler
Windows Mobility Center (Mobile PCs mblctr
only)
Windows PowerShell powershell
Windows PowerShell ISE powershell_ise
Windows Security Action Center [Link]
Windows Script Host(VBScript) wscript NAME_OF_SCRIPT.VBS
Windows System Security Tool. syskey
Encrypt the SAM database.
(boot password.)
Windows Update wuapp
Windows Update Standalone Installer wusa
Windows Version (About Windows) winver
WordPad write
Unless indicated otherwise, all the commands above work in all versions of Windows from Vista upwards.
Most of these utilities can be found in %systemroot%\System32\
“The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse.' There is no evidence that people want
to use these things” ~ John Dvorak
Related commands
How-to: ms-settings - Shortcuts to settings.
How-to: Shell: folder - Shortcuts to key folders.
How-to: Keyboard shortcuts For CMD, PowerShell and Windows.
How-to: MMC Snap-ins - Admin commands.
How-to: ProfileFolders - Location of user profile folders.
How-to: Run a script - How to create and run a batch file.
How-to: Autoexec - Run commands at startup.
START - Start a program, command or batch file.
EXPLORER - Open Windows Explorer.
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